Valley Farmers See Stock Yards Grading Demonstration
Virginia farmers from Rochbridge Augusta and Rockingham counties toured Union Stockyards Baltimore packing plants to study livestock grading and marketing. James K. Wallace of USDA lectured on stock grading using live animals, then tours to stockyards and coolers, with shows by Robert L. Showacre and J W Thompson coordinating.
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Union Stockyards
Baltimore
Rochbridge
Augusta
Rockingham
Virginia
James’ K. Wallace
United States Department of Agriculture
Wallace
Robert L. Showacre
Union
Refuge Local Social Notes in Virginia
Refuge Virginia notes recount weekend visits and family gatherings around Refuge and nearby towns. People mentioned include Har ry McCauley from Winchester visiting Grim relatives, Riley Murphy hosting visitors with Paul Koenig and families, Queenie Pifer visiting C. E. Pifer near Armel, and Lawrence Orndorff visiting his grandparents. Elizabeth Suddith marked her twelfth birthday with friends. Local tombstones were erected for Isa Bowman and Martha Bowman in Macedonia cemetery by W T Pifer.
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Refuge
Harry McCauley
Winchester
W. Grim
Here
Riley Murphy
Paul Koenig
Queenie Pifer
C. E. Pifer
Armel
Lawrence Orndorff
Stephens City
Luther McCauley
Mary Albin
Martinsburg
W. Va
J C. Hale
Margaret Grim
T. A. Steele
Grover Grim
Vaucluse
Elizabeth Suddith
Mildred Williams
Pearl Orndorff
Grace
Nora Alice
Lois Albin
C. J. Orndorff
Mreasles
Martha Bowman
Macedonia Cemetery
Harper
Middletown
Handley School Registration Set For May 21
Registration for pupils in grades 1 to 6 of Handley Schools will be held at the John Kerr building on May 21, 22 and 28 under the City School Board regulation. No children will be admitted next year who are...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Schools
John Kerr
City School Board
Gainesboro Sunday Schools Convene May 26
The tenth annual Gainesboro district Sunday schools convention meets at the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Gainesboro on May 26 starting 10:00 a.m. Rev H W Lindamood opens with services and minutes, with sessions on Why I Go to Sunday School and reports from divisional superintendents including cradle roll and adult divisions. Afternoon features Rev J B Williams, a building recap, and general secretary Rev A L Maiden. committee reports, music, offerings, and adjournment.
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Gainesboro
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
H. W. Lindamood
R. Ludwig
A. L. Maiden
Rowans Praithwaite
Fred Whitacre
W. E. Smith
Nora Whitacre
Home Department
B. V. Ung
P. C. Parlett
Howard Luttrel Quartette
Redland
Mount Hebron
J. B. Williams
J. R. Collis
Duct
Norma
Opal Nesmith
Keep Complexions Clear Among Mohammedan Women
A historical note attributes the smoothness and clarity of Mohammedan women's complexions to religious practice requiring frequent ablutions. Re counts describe bathing the face with cold water multiple times daily as a key factor in their skincare.
Capon Road Man Loses 936 Broilers to Poisoning
John H Middleton, conducting a Capon Road chicken farm, returned from Woodstock to find 938 of 1200 white Leghorn broilers poisoned, likely by an unfriendly person. Four birds were sent to Hy-Grade Manganese for analysis, confirming potassium cyanide poisoning. Losses run high, as each chick would have been worth about a dollar. chicks hatched around April 13.
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Capon Road
John H. Middleton
Woodstock
Middletown
Middleton
Miss McDonald on Committee Fort Loudoun DAR
In printing the committees of Fort Loudoun Chapter daughters of the American Revolution one committeeman’s name was omitted.
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Fort Loudoun
Daughters of the American Revolution
Committee on the Preservation Historic Boss Hears Miss McDonald
Miss Rose McDonald of Berryville appears before the committee on the Preservation Historic Boss, chaired by Mrs F Crawford, to discuss local historic preservation efforts and related matters.
Star Tannery Notes in May Record Local Work
Milton Sager concreting the foundation for a new store and post office building in Star Tannery Virginia. A horse belonging to R Hershman strayed onto the road Saturday, was frightened by a car, and chased three miles to its field before being caught. Paul Dodson hauled lambs to Capon Road Saturday. S R Hershman drove cattle to George Wilson’s in the Cove for pasture Friday. Mrs Robert Himelright visited Mrs Daisy Ornderit last week.
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Star Tannery
Milton Sager
R. Hershman
Robert Himelright
Daisy Ornderit
Paul Dodson
Capon Road
George Wilson
Cove
Keats Epitaph Inscription in Rome Grave
The grave of John Keats in Rome's Protestant Cemetery bears a slab inscribed with his own epitaph. It reads Iere lies one whose Name was writ in water.
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John Keats
Rome
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Calumet Chemical Laboratories
Rigby
Calumet
North Main Street
Puri
Fe Robinson Rae Tey A Corp
Babe Brothers
Moline
Milwaukee Mowers
Sherwin-Williams
Handley School
D. L. Anderson
Mickie
W. Water Street
J. W. Baker
General Insurance
Woodstock Typewriter Exchange
Woodstock Typewriters
Miss McDonald
Star Tannery Notes
Keats
Miguel de Cervantes
the Advertiser
J.W. Lloyds Bakery
Martinsburg, W. VA
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